August 24, 2005
Mexico casts crime net

sun.yumasun.com

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Son. — Local, state and federal authorities in Mexico are working together to coordinate new "surprise" checkpoints at highway exits that lead in and out of this border city, the city's sub-police chief said.

The checkpoints are part of a plan announced by Sonora Gov. Eduardo Bours and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to beef up security in tourist areas.

But local officials say that the Napolitano-Bours policy doesn't sufficiently address the problem of human and drug trafficking on the border.

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Posted by katie at August 24, 2005
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